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00:00Good day, welcome to the gulf news update for Thursday, August 16.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09President Donald Trump abruptly revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director
00:13John Brennan.
00:14Later, Trump drew a direct connection between the Russia investigation and his decision,
00:19citing Brennan as among those he held responsible for the investigation.
00:24The president said he was fulfilling his constitutional responsibility to protect the nation's classified
00:29information.
00:31Trump also threatened to cancel the clearances of a handful of individuals, including former
00:36top intelligence and law enforcement officials.
00:39All are critics of the president or are people whom Trump appears to believe are against
00:44him.
00:45Abraj Capital Ltd., the only company of the beleaguered Abraj Group, regulated by the
00:50Dubai Financial Services Authority, will be under closed regulatory monitoring.
00:55The company has applied for liquidation, the regulator said in a statement.
00:59DFSA confirmed that it had received a notice of winding up petition filed by Abraj Capital
01:04with the DIFC courts pursuant to Article 50 of the DIFC insolvency law.
01:10Former Indian cricket captain Ajit Wadikar has died at the age of 77.
01:14Wadikar died at a hospital in Mumbai after battling a prolonged illness.
01:19The former batsman, who led India to triumphs in England and the West Indies in 1971, scored
01:252,113 runs in just 37 test matches.
01:29Crazy Rich Asians has all the trappings of a classic Hollywood rom-com.
01:34But as the first English-language contemporary Hollywood movie with a nearly all-Asian cast
01:39in 25 years, the film carries more weight than the typical big-screen fantasy.
01:44If the movie does well at the box office, it could open doors for Asian and Asian-American
01:49filmmakers in Hollywood.
01:51Its success would also be a big win for Warner Bros, which gambled on the film by giving
01:55it a white-summer release and a robust marketing campaign.
01:58The film releases in the UAE today.
02:01And finally, the weather.
02:02Today's high across the UAE will be 40 degrees Celsius, dropping to 32 degrees at night.
02:07That's all for now.
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